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Asia’s infrastructure boom is coming to the cities most threatened by climate change
As a region, Asia pours an estimated $881 billion each year into infrastructure. Some recent notable works include the roughly 6,000-kilometer (3,700-mile) four-lane highway that connects New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai, which was completed in 2012; and the approved plan for a metro through ...
Laos, United States parties strengthen cooperation, relations
Laos and the United States are moving forward in implementing the Joint Declaration on Comprehensive Partnership, signed by leaders last year. To fulfil this move, a delegation from the International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) are v isiting Laos on July ...
VN needs policies to boost digital economy: experts
Việt Nam needs to raise policies to boost digital economy, a stimulator to generate added value and breakthroughs for sustainable development, experts have said.Keep reading ...
Illegal imports investigated, PM outlines urgent efforts for August
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told the cabinet to intensify efforts to counter the illegal import of more than 5,000 vehicles into Laos. The premier issued the directive at the government’s two-day monthly meeting for July that closed in Vientiane on Tuesday. It was previously ...
240 spots contaminated with pesticides remain in VN
Việt Nam still has 240 pesticide-contaminated locations in 15 localities, causing serious and extremely serious pollution, according to the 2016 National Environmental Report.Keep reading ...
Petronas LNG supply in reach
PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is to secure the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by purchasing a 10% stake in an LNG production resource of Malaysia’s national oil firm, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), for US$500 million (16.7 billion baht).Keep reading ...
China calls for quick development of Sino-Thai rail link
A proposed high-speed railway linking southern China to Thailand’s industrialized Eastern Seaboard should be built “quickly” according to Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, after a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. “This Thai-China train project may face problems but the important matter is ...
Myanmar to receive revenues from China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline
Myanmar will gain financially from the China-Myanmar crude oil pipeline, which began operations in early April after the two countries signed an agreement for the transport of crude oil, said officials. The crude oil transport agreement was signed on April 10 in Beijing during president U ...
Forget the South China Sea, this is Asia’s real water war
While tensions in the South China Sea have the potential for limited skirmishes far out to sea, the competition over the resources of the Mekong River is putting millions at risk of natural disasters, famine and regional instability. The Mekong River provides a vital lifeline ...
Xi Jinping To China's Private Sector: Go Home, The New Silk Road Is Not For You
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced something called the Belt and Road Initiative, which was to be a trillion-dollar framework to guide Chinese foreign investment, infrastructure development, trade, and other international forays. What this initiative actually consists of still remains vague, what its benchmarks ...
